Herbert Mies

Preceded byKurt Bachmann

Succeeded byHeinz Stehr [de]

Born(1929-02-23)February 23, 1929

Mannheim, Weimar Republic

DiedJanuary 14, 2017(2017-01-14) (aged 87)

Mannheim, Germany

Herbert Mies
Mies (left) receives a delegation from East Germany headed by Horst Sindermann in Bonn, 1986
Leader of the German Communist Party
In office 1973–1990
Preceded by	Kurt Bachmann
Succeeded by	Heinz Stehr [de]
Personal details
Born	(1929-02-23)February 23, 1929 Mannheim, Weimar Republic
Died	January 14, 2017(2017-01-14) (aged 87) Mannheim, Germany
Party	German Communist Party (1968–) Communist Party of Germany (1945–1956)
Other political affiliations	Socialist Unity Party of Germany
Spouse	Gerda Mies
Alma mater	Parteihochschule Karl Marx
Awards	Lenin Peace Prize (1985/1986)

Herbert Mies (23 February 1929 – 14 January 2017) was a German politician. He joined the Communist Party of Germany in 1945.^[1] Mies was elected chairman of the (West) German Communist Party in 1973.^[2] He was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize in 1985/1986.^[3] Mies resigned from his position as party chairman in October 1989.^[4]

Mies died on 14 January 2017 in his hometown of Mannheim at the age of 87.^[5]